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Garnetta

Garnetta

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Once again, I need some help. I found a tiny shiny spot of glue on the front of my matboard just before I was ready to put the glass on and finish the package.

Is there any way to remove this tiny shiny from the front of the mat? Any tips, hints or knowledge would be greatly appreciated.

WAH! It's been one of those weeks.

: )

Garnetta
 
Garnetta,
Is dried on the surface of the mat, or has it soaked in? If it's superficial, try carefully picking it off with a sharp razor.
 
I guess it also depends on what color mat it is. I usually end up re-cutting the mat.

I've had a week like that too this past week. Everything I started didn't end so well. And just simple things reallly.
I ended up having to reorder some mats (luckily not too expensive) and also lucky that the customer doesn't want it until sometime March.
Should have stayed in bed all week and read my book! Would have been more productive.
 
Oh, ugh. I have a feeling it's soaked in. The mat is Crescent 1564 Oak Brown. Of course I don't have another mat this color and I've already attached the fillet in and everything's "cemented" together.

I just love these things. And who knows where in the world the tiny shiny spot of glue came from.

Grumble, grumble.
 
What kind of glue???

If it is Frank's you can usually just erase it with a white plastic eraser.
 
Aha! Since it sounded like the mat was toast, I tried "SPIT." Just a little tad of spit on the tiny shiny glue and a dry paper towel to lightly dab it. It appears to have taken the shine off and so far it does not show.

Yippee!

My DNA signature will be permanently a part of the frame package.

:beer:

Thank you, everyone!
 
I always spit on my mats ...it's my trade signature.

:icon9:
 
Darker colors are going to be more difficult for delicate surgery. But since you don't have another mat, and if you have time and want to practice:

1. Large magnifying glass
2. Sharp exacto knife
3. Lightly scrape away at the glue spot. Sometimes they will pop right off. Even if it soaked in a little, you may be able to gently scrape enough paper away to get it out.
4. If your scraping doesn't eat through the dark brown paper layer, dab a q-tip in distilled water, blot the spot. This may help restor the surface finish to it's previous, unshiny state.
 
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